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Sep 24, 2025

Principles of writing news

 

The language of news writing in journalism emphasizes clarity, conciseness, and objectivity, using short, simple sentences and formal, factual vocabulary to inform the widest possible audience. Different aspects are taken into consideration while writing a news piece but the key role is played by the language of news. News is written keeping in mind different variables such as Topic, Participants, relationship and Purpose. This is what makes the news more sensible and prominent. 


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Chandrani Mondal said...

Through this class on “Language of News” we learnt the importance of proper news writing style in journalism and how it helps a news article to effectively serve its purpose. While making news different aspects are taken into consideration. They are the news story, topic relevance, text size, number of details and socio-cultural values that are assumed to be shared by the readers. But the key role is played by the language of news. Before making any news the writer has to understand the linguistic community or target audience. The language of news should be understood by people from different educational and cultural backgrounds. Sentences should be read smoothly, should not be dull, and should capture the life of an occasion.
Language has a specific significance in news writing. Language is concerned with the exact manner in which words and phrases are presented in writing. When we read a passage aloud, every word or phrase that we hear constitutes the language. So it is clear that the written language is prepared on the basis of the reader's interest and ability.